New Technique

"Tiger-Hundred Crack Saber Technique?"

Looking at the technique he had finally managed to fuse successfully, Ling Yun let out a breath. With a trace of anticipation, he focused and began to comprehend it.

First was Tiger's Might, the secret technique he valued most. It had remained in the new technique.

Moreover, after merging with the Hundred Rend Blade Technique, it seemed to have undergone tremendous changes.

Ling Yun lowered his stance slightly, then extended his right hand and clenched it hard!

"Tiger's Might!"

The next instant, violent blood essence surged from within him. Ling Yun's entire body rapidly expanded, and the clothes on his upper body burst apart, scattering all over the ground. Thick, ferocious veins and blood vessels bulged out, only to be pressed back down by muscles that swelled at a terrifying pace.

In the blink of an eye, a three-meter-tall muscle monster had appeared on the scene!

Fortunately, his skin was not green, so he did not have to worry about the Hulk demanding copyright fees.

Dense clusters of muscle were distributed perfectly across his body. When he flicked one with a finger, it actually produced the sound of metal being struck!

"Why does it feel like I'm walking farther and farther down the road of becoming inhuman?"

Ling Yun looked at his exaggerated physique and scratched his head with a rather simpleminded air.

If he walked outside at midnight like this, he would probably be treated as an Evil Spirit on the spot!

But as he felt the terrifying power within him, as though he could shatter the heavens with a single punch, such a minor flaw was hardly worth mentioning.

Compared to the previous Tiger's Might, Tiger's Might 2.0 was clearly bigger, fiercer, and longer-lasting!

Although the corresponding blood essence consumption had increased severalfold, Bloodforging Realm martial artists might not be able to guarantee much else, but when it came to blood essence, they definitely had plenty to spare. Not to mention he still had the Blood Essence Pearl as a trump card.

"Pssh!"

The next instant, Ling Yun's body rapidly shrank, soon returning to its normal size.

After moving his body around slightly, he looked at the clothes scattered across the ground with helpless eyes.

All he could do now was be glad that his pants were the same model as the Hulk's. Otherwise, he had no hobby of running naked in front of others.

After testing the changes to Tiger's Might, Ling Yun turned his attention back to the technique itself.

There had been no change in realm. It was still at the fifth level. Unfortunately, he had no spare Modification Points on hand at the moment, so he did not know whether this technique could continue to be improved.

As for its power...

Ling Yun drew a training saber. Without using the slightest bit of blood essence, he casually slashed forward.

"Whoosh!!"

A piercing explosion rang out. Wherever the blade passed, even the air seemed to be cleaved in two, forming a scorching wave visible to the naked eye!

"Mm. In terms of strength and speed, it is clearly much stronger than the previous two martial arts."

"Furthermore, the new blade technique not only inherited the Tiger Blade Technique's ferocity and speed, but also incorporated the Hundred Rend Blade Technique's dominance and its unstoppable momentum."

Ling Yun quickly grasped all the information about the new blade technique and was extremely satisfied with the result of this fusion.

Even if it had not reached the level of an intermediate martial art, it was still more than a notch stronger than either of his previous blade techniques!

All in all, this fusion had not been a loss!

By then, the sky had gradually darkened.

Without realizing it, he had already spent several hours on the new technique.

As he watched the curtain of darkness shroud the horizon, Ling Yun's heart began to stir.

Although Qin Wei had said to avoid causing trouble over the next few days, he was not greedy. If he just killed two Evil Spirits and stopped, that should not be going too far, right?

Though he said that, his figure had already vanished from where he stood, slipping into the darkness.

A corner of Cloud City.

"Things were not supposed to develop like this."

Xu Wu lay bruised and battered on the icy ground, staring blankly at the pitch-black night sky as a tear slid from the corner of his eye.

His junior sister's sobbing still echoed in his ears. What in the world was that damned demon doing?!

Time rewound to a few minutes earlier.

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother, you're amazing! You suppressed that Evil Spirit so easily!"

Seeing the worship in his junior sister's eyes, Xu Wu's nose practically tilted toward the heavens.

"What is this? Back then, when your Senior Brother faced a Fiend-Grade Evil Spirit alone, I still escaped from its grasp with ease. This tiny Mortal-Grade Evil Spirit can naturally be suppressed with a flip of my hand!"

"Wow! Senior Brother, you're so amazing!"

"Hehe, not at all, not at all. Junior Sister assisted very well too."

"Mmm~~ Senior Brother, you're so annoying."

Watching the two act lovey-dovey as if no one else existed, the two teammates beside them could not help rolling their eyes. In the middle of the night, they had somehow been force-fed a mouthful of dog food.

However, just as Xu Wu excitedly tried to reach his hand toward his shy junior sister's slender waist, a black shadow suddenly descended from above. Before their dumbfounded eyes, it stomped the Evil Spirit into pieces with a single foot!

And what was crushed along with it was Xu Wu's heart, just as it was about to steal a kiss of fragrance!

"Damn it, who has such poor public manners, throwing banana peels around from rooftops!"

The black shadow seemed not to have noticed them at all. It disgustedly rubbed the filthy blood off its shoe, then prepared to turn and leave.

"You! Stop right there!"

Xu Wu's eyes turned bloodshot. Seeing the surprise and disappointment in his junior sister's eyes, his dignity as a man was completely ignited!

A serpent-shaped phantom flashed behind him. Carrying terrifying momentum, he charged explosively toward the black shadow.

"Swish!"

The treasured sword at his waist was drawn in an instant, slashing toward the black shadow's neck!

"Whoever you are, go die!"

Xu Wu's eyes were savage. This slash had already reached the pinnacle of his life!

Seeing the fellow rush at him with a twisted face like a raging bull, Ling Yun seemed startled as well and instinctively slapped out with his palm.

"Smack!"

Before the terrified eyes of the other three, the long blade in Xu Wu's hand instantly bent into a heart-stopping arc. His entire body flew backward even faster than he had come, scraping across the ground for dozens of meters before slowly coming to a stop!

"Gulp."

The three subconsciously swallowed, their bodies frozen stiff by the sight before them. They did not dare move at all.

"You lot..."

Ling Yun turned to look at them, seemingly wanting to say something.

But before he could finish, the two men instantly drew their swords and pointed them at him. Their eyes were resolute, and they looked fairly imposing.

Of course, it would have been better if their legs were not trembling nonstop.

As for the poor junior sister, her delicate body trembled, her legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground. Then she burst into tears with a "Waaah!"

"Uh..."

Looking at them as though they were facing a great enemy, Ling Yun scratched his head helplessly. Why did he feel like one of those villains from novels now?

But there was probably no way to explain the situation, so his figure flashed and he left immediately.

After remaining on guard for a while, the remaining few saw that the terrifying fellow truly seemed to have left. They could not help rejoicing that they had picked up their lives again.

They did not dare linger any longer.

They pulled up their weak-legged junior sister, hoisted the utterly despondent Xu Wu onto their shoulders, and fled toward the Demon Suppression Division.